Jindal: It's a tax

6/28/12 10:48 AM EDT

The messaging frame from the Republicans in response to the SCOTUS ruling now that it's out is becoming clearer, and without huge surprises - the calls for repeal, a base motivator, remain, as do the description of it as a tax, now affirmed by the high court.

From Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential VP hopeful:

“Ironically, the Supreme Court has decided to be far more honest about Obamacare than Obama was. They rightly have called it a tax. Today’s decision is a blow to our freedoms. The Court should have protected our constitutional freedoms, but remember, it was the President that forced this law on us.The American people did not want or approve of Obamacare then, and they do not now. Americans oppose it because it will decrease the quality of health care in America, raise taxes, cut Medicare, and break the bank. All of this is still true. Republicans must drive hard toward repeal, this is no time to go weak in the knees.”

Sen. Marco Rubio, by contrast, was more muted in his paper statement: “What’s important to remember is that what the Court rules on is whether something is constitutional or not, not whether it’s a good idea. And while the Court has said that the law is constitutional, it remains a bad idea for our economy, and I hope that in the fall we will have a majority here that will not just repeal this law, but replace it with real solutions that will insure more people and cost a lot less money.”